Heather Gerken writes this Roll Call commentary (paid subscription required), which begins: “In his column on the failure of redistricting initiatives to pass in Ohio and California last week, Stuart Rothenberg gets the diagnosis right (“On Redistricting, Voters Have Spoken… Continue reading
Today the Reagan and Bush (41) libraries released a small set of documents related to Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito. What has received the most attention so far is this job application for a senior Justice Department position in the… Continue reading
A.P. offers this report, which begins: “An Ohio election-law fight – five years running – illustrates the evolving state of campaign finance amid new federal laws and the ongoing realignment of the U.S. Supreme Court, a professor who teaches… Continue reading
So reports Lyle Denniston here. The Court did so even in the face of a circuit split on the issue. As I noted here, “The liberals on the Court could vote against cert. in this case, out of… Continue reading
Th e New York Times offers this report. A snippet: “Even the most optimistic Democrat has to wonder, deep down, whether big, 1994-style change is possible in the current House. Redistricting and other incumbent protections have created a Republican… Continue reading